Ed Sheeran's 'Perfect' Has Lived Inside The Top 10 For Half A Year

PERTH, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 02: Ed Sheeran performs in concert on the opening night of his Australian tour at Optus Stadium on March 2, 2018, in Perth, Australia. (Photo by Matt Jelonek/WireImage)

Ed Sheeran is no stranger to hanging on close to the top of the singles chart, but this week is particularly special for him and one of his most recent releases. The singer-songwriter’s track “Perfect” has rebounded slightly, rising from just outside the top 10 to No. 9, which earns it another spin within the uppermost region on the all-genre singles tally. Returning to the top 10 is always something to celebrate, but this time around marks the twenty-sixth nonconsecutive week inside the tier for “Perfect,” which helps it join a group of some of the most successful and enduring tunes of all time.

According to Billboard, Ed Sheeran’s “Perfect” is now just the tenth song to spend half a year inside the Hot 100’s top 10. The tune joins fellow popular releases like LeAnn Rimes’ “How Do I Live,” Santana and Rob Thomas’ “Smooth” and Savage Garden’s particularly memorable “Truly Madly Deeply,” as well as recent entries into this club, such as Bruno Mars’ “That’s What I Like” and Sheeran’s own “Shape of You.” Interestingly, of the 10 titles listed below, two never got a turn to lead the Hot 100, though both of those cuts ("How Do I Live" and "You Were Meant for Me"/"Foolish Games," which are counted together due to a technicality, but which are in fact two different releases) outlived the smashes that held them back from the throne.

Like "Perfect," not all of the songs that have resided within the top 10 for half a year have done so without taking a break, but this specific feat looks only at the total number of weeks, not continuity.

“Shape” remains the song with the most weeks spent inside the top 10, as it was able to find space within the area for 33 frames, which bested the previous showing by one stint. It’s unlikely that “Perfect” stays in the top 10 for much longer, but it might be able to eke out one or two more turns, which would help it advance in the ranking when it comes to which tracks stayed in the tier the longest.

Here is the updated list of the 10 songs that have lived inside the Hot 100’s top 10 for at least half a year.